Personal information | |||
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Full name | Winonah Grace Heatley | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Australia | ||
Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Northern Tigers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Brisbane Roar | 16 | (1) |
2021 | Växjö DFF | 3 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Melbourne City | 15 | (1) |
2022–2025 | Nordsjælland | 61 | (3) |
2025– | Roma | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Australia U17 | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Australia U20 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Australia U23 | 3 | (1) |
2021– | Australia | 10 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025 |
Winonah Grace Heatley (born 18 June 2001) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for Serie A Femminile club AS Roma and for the Australia national team.
She has previously played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League Women, for Växjö DFF in the Damallsvenskan and for FC Nordsjælland in the Kvindeliga. [1]
Heatley was raised in Port Douglas, Queensland and played for Douglas Dragons F.C. and Marlin Coast Rangers F.C. as a junior before moving to Brisbane at the age of 15 to pursue a career in football. [2]
On 16 February 2020, Heatley made her professional debut in a W-League match against Perth Glory and entered the game as a half-time substitute. [3]
Heatley became a part of the side in the 2020–21 W-League season where she made 13 appearances and scored 1 goal, with a total of 1151 minutes. [3]
In July 2021, Heatley transferred to Swedish side, Växjö DFF. [3] [4]
She debuted for the Swedish club on 20 August 2021, in the 2021 Damallsvenskan, playing the full 90 minutes against Vittsjö GIK in a 0–0 encounter.
In November 2021, Heatley returned to Australia, signing with A-League Women club Melbourne City scoring 1 goal from 15 appearances. [3] [5]
In June 2022, after one season in Australia, Heatley joined Danish club Nordsjælland. [6] She was named co-captain ahead of the 2023–24 season. [7] After 79 appearances that saw her part of two cup titles wins, and winning the Danish championship, Heatley announced her departure from Nordsjælland. [8]
On 9 July 2025, it was announced that Heatley had joined AS Roma on a three-year contract. [9]
In September 2021, after strong form with Swedish club side, Växjö DFF, Heatley earned her first senior Australia call-up for the friendly match against the Republic of Ireland on 21 September. [3] [10] She was called up again in 2022 and 2024. Heatley was substituted on for the Matildas in a pre-Olympic Games "B" international game against Canada in mid-July 2024, for which goals and appearances do not count towards official records. [11] Heatley made her debut for the Australia senior national team on 28 October in Duisburg, Germany during an international friendly match against Germany, which the Matildas won. [12] [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup 1 | Continental 2 | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brisbane Roar | 2019–20 | A-League Women | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
Total | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Växjö DFF | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Melbourne City FC | 2021–2022 | A-League Women | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
FC Nordsjælland | 2022–23 | Danish Women's League | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
Total | 37 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 71 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
1 Swedish Cup.
The game was also a special occasion for debutant Winonah Heatley. She became CommBank Matilda #230 after being introduced in the 66th minute.